Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Chorizo & Kale Soup!




This may not be a soup you would want to make in this kind of heat but I live in a small town.My grocery store gets random items at different times. So I take what I can get when I get it & hope it isn't expired! The the date is usually hidden under the price tag.

Keep it in mind for the fall!

This is a delicious simple soup. The chorizo does most of the work for you in flavor. So you don't need much else.

I asked one of my favorite chefs Sara Moulton on twitter, what her ideas were on chorizo & kale? She said soup! Add potatoes,onions, garlic & chicken broth.
  I sent her the photo &  she commented  "Even better than my suggestion!"




1 pound of chopped kale greens
1 pound of chorizo
2 onions chopped
4 cloves of garlic minced
2 sweet potatoes cubed into about 1 inch pieces 
2 cans of chick peas
2 quarts chicken stock + 2 cups water
2 tsp salt & 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 TBS olive oil

Heat a large pot over med-high heat. Add the chorizo & cook 5-7 minutes. Then 
add the. Chopped onion & cook another 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook about 1 
minute.
Then add the stock, water and kale along with salt,pepper & nutmeg. Simmer 
partially covered 25-30 minutes.
Next add the sweet potatoes & simmer partially covered 20 minutes until tender.

When it is finished taste for seasonings. Chorizo can vary on salt.

Serve with a splash of apple cider vinegar or hot sauce! I like both.

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